Harvard University

Harvard University is a large four-year university in the midsized city of Cambridge, MA. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with very high research activity. There are 14,317 undergraduate students and 20,095 graduate students at Harvard University. The freshman class has 1,665 students. Students attend full-time. It is a very selective institution with a low transfer-in rate; 7% of students who apply to Harvard University are admitted and 76% of those admitted students attend the school. The school has its own library and participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs for those who qualify. Harvard University is in the Ivy Group.

Most students attend for four or more years and there is a majority graduate and professional student population. Most undergraduates study the arts and sciences. There is high graduate student coexistence with the undergraduates. Harvard University's President is Drew Faust. more